1、IwilltellyouallthethingsIknowabouttablemanners.
2、Donottakeyourseattillguestsandelderpeopleareseated
3、obtainsmallamountoffoodeachtimeanddonotmakeloudnoisewhileeating.Taketimetotalkwithneighboringpeopletocreatearelaxingatmosphere
4、Uponleaving,givethankstothehostandinvitehim/hertoyourhouseinthefuture.
5、TheseareallIknowabouttablemannersthatyoushouldpayattentionto.Hopetheyarehelpfultoyou.
6、Whenhelpingawomanpullherchairtothetable,holditandguideit.Don'tshoveitagainstthebackofherlegs.
7、Ifyou'reseatedatatablewitheightorfewerguests,waitforeveryonetobeservedandforthehostesstobegineatingbeforeyoudigin.Atalongbanquettable,it'sOKtostartwhenseveralpeopleareseatedandserved.
8、Allthingsnothavingtodowithfoodshouldremainoffthetable:keys,clutchbags,cigarettepacks,sunglasses,BlackBerrys.
9、Don'tsnapyournapkinopenorunfurlitshowilylikeit'sanOlympicflag.
10、Ifyouprefernottohavewinewhilediningout,don'tturnyourglassupsidedown,anddon'tmakeabigdealofsayingyoudon'tdrink.Simplyplaceyourfingertipsontherimoftheglassandsay"Nottoday,thanks."
11、Ifyou'reeatingandwanttotakeasip,dabyourmouthwithyournapkintoavoidstainingtherimoftheglass.
12、Grabbingabowlofsaladorasaltshakerasit'sbeingpassedtosomeonewhoaskedforitistheequivalentofcuttinginline:greedyandrude.
13、Onthesubjectofpassing:Dishesgocounterclockwise,butifsomeonetoyourleftasksforsomething,youcanhanditdirectlytohim.
14、Whenyouexcuseyourselftogototherestroom,justsay"Pleaseexcuseme."
15、Whenoutwithfriendsorfamily-evenatafancyrestaurant-it'sOKtoaskforyourleftoverstobewrapped.Butdon'tdoitatabusinesslunchordinner.
16、Mosthostesseswantyoutorelaxorprefertofollowtheirownsystemoforganizationbythemselves.
17、Ifeveryoneishavingagoodtime,woulditberudeofthehoststoencouragetheirgueststoremainlonger?
18、Thecustomoftakingwineasagifttoasmalldinnerpartyisbecomingcustomary.
19、Whichisbetter-tosendflowerstomyhostsbeforeorafteraparty?
20、Coveryourmouthandnosewithyourhandkerchief,orifyouhavenohandkerchief,withyournapkin.
21、Whendining"familystyle"doyouusethesametablemannersaswhendininginarestaurant?
22、Couldyoutellmealittleaboutdiningetiquette?
23、TherearesomanydifferencesbetweenEasternandWesterntablemanners.
24、Forwesterners,puttinglotsoffoodontheplateisveryrude.
25、Chinesepeoplehopegueststoeatupfood.
26、Wewillnotaskthemtoeatmore.
27、Soupingsouploudlyisveryrude.
28、Makingtoomuchnoisywheneatingcanmakepeopleoffended.
29、Thereisalsodifferenceaboutthepositionoftableware.
30、Chinesedinnerhassomespecialfeatures.
31、It'sreallyinteresting!
32、InChina，rushingtopayasguestwouldbeconsideredhypocritical.
33、EasternandWesterntablemannersarereallydifferent!
34、Remembernottousethenapkintowipenosesoffaceswheneatingwithimportantcustomers.
35、Bothhandstotaketheirownfoodafterfood,mustusehishands.Abakedpotatoshouldtaketobecomeleft-handedfork,spoonholderstherighttofoodintotheirownfolderafter.Donotuseaforktoforkfoodtothewrongsites,itisextremelyimpolite.
36、Soupandbreadtoeathotsoupwillnotbeblowinghismouth.Thefirstscoopofthekeyroleofthe"thermometer",thegeneralshouldnotbetoofullscoop.Spoontoscoopfromtheinsideout,theremainingsoupcanbesetsoupgentlytiltoutward.Breadtoeat,wedonottakeuptheentirebreadmouthbittoeat.Inlinewiththeetiquetteistoeatasmallpieceofbreadtornbyhandandthenslowlymouth.
37、don'tstickyourchopsticksuprightinthebowl.Instead,theyputinthedishforyou.Thisistheimportantfigureintheholytotheirdeath,containingsandbowlorricehaveincensesticksthetwosticksinit.Sohonestifyoustickyourchopsticksinthejob,itislikethisholyplaceandisequivalenttothedesiretodieinpersononthetable!Thespoutoftheteapot
38、thatisnotanyhavoc.Itisrudetosetdowntheteapotwheretoventisanimportantcharacter.Havocventshouldalwaysisstraighttowherenobodyissitting,usuallyfromatable.Justexport
39、don'tlightonyourbowlwithyourchopsticks.Beggarstapontheirbowling,sothisisnotpolite.Also,inrestaurants,iffoodistooslowtoreachthepeoplewillplaytheirlight.Ifyouareinthebowlinghouse,itwassomeonelikeinsultcook.
40、Keepyourhandsinsight.Itisnotgoodmannerstorestthemonyourlap.Keepyourelbowsoffthetable.
41、Whatelsetowatch:Leavesomefoodonyourplatetoshowthatthehosthasgivenyouenoughtoeat.Orthehostwillaskifyou'dliketohaveasecondhelping.It'spolitetomopupexcesssauceorgravywithbread.
42、don'taskforsaltandpepperifitisnotonthetable."Askingforanykindofseasoningorcondiment"willoffendthecook.
43、Placeyournapkinonyourlap,anddon'teatwithyourfingers.Don'tswitchcutlerybetweenhands.
44、neverdiscussmoneyorreligionoverdinner.GoingDutchisconsidered"theheightofunsophistication".
45、InFrance,amealislikeaceremony.Peoplerelishitandmakeit'saspecialoccasion.
46、IncontrasttotheetiquetteinRussia,it'sconsideredgoodmannerstofinisheverythingonyourplate.
47、Peopleoftencutbreaddirectlyonatableclothratherthanonaplate.Tearyourbreadintobite-sizedpiecesbeforeeating.Takingabitefromthewholepieceisveryimpolite。
48、Wheneveryoucatchtheeyeofsomeonewho'seating,evenastranger,it'sgoodmannerstosay"provecho"，whichmeansenjoy.
49、InMexico,diningismorethanameal.It'sasocialoccasion-lunchesarerarelyquickandsupperscanlastforhours.
50、Andyoumustsay"enjoyyourmeal"beforeyouleavethetable。
